Research Strategies

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Understand the assignment (read the syllabus or speak with the instructor)What type of paper? ...argumentative essay? What type of resources can be used? scholarly articles? books? web sites? interviews? films? Does the topic need to be approved by the instructor? Which style manual must be used? This will help you collect citation information while you research. What are the deadlines for draft and final versions? How should the assignment be submitted? e-mail? paper? Moodle? MyNPC?

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Take notes

Each time you find something interesting, place the information on note cards.; Clearly mark the source of all the facts, quotes, ideas that you want to use so you can properly cite the resource as required by the specific style manual you are using. Our Examples of Citing Sources web page gives you an idea of the information you will need.